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The 1980–81 Rugby Football League season was the 86th season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Sixteen teams competed from August 1980 until May 1981 for the Slalom Lager Championship .
Season summary [ edit ]
For the only time in their history, Wigan competed outside the top flight of Rugby League in this season.
Fulham RLFC joined the competition in Division Two, later becoming the London Crusaders , London Broncos (twice), and Harlequins Rugby League .
Bradford Northern finished on top of the First Division table to claim their second championship, and Hull Kingston Rovers won the Rugby League Premiership competition.
Warrington beat Wigan 26–10 to win the Lancashire County Cup , and Leeds beat Hull Kingston Rovers 8–7 to win the Yorkshire County Cup .
League Tables [ edit ]
Championship [ edit ]
Final Standings
Second Division [ edit ]
Champions
Play-offs
Promoted
Relegated
Challenge Cup [ edit ]
The 1980–81 State Express Challenge Cup was won by Widnes after defeating Hull Kingston Rovers 18–9 in the final.
The Final was played at Wembley before a crowd of 92,496.
John Player Trophy [ edit ]
Warrington won the John Player Trophy for the third time in their history, beating Barrow 12–5 at Central Park , Wigan .
Premiership [ edit ]
Hull Kingston Rovers won the Premiership competition for the first time, defeating local rivals Hull 11–7 at Headingley , Leeds .
New Zealand Kiwis Tour [ edit ]
September until November also saw the appearance of the New Zealand team in England on their 1980 tour. Other than the three test series against Great Britain , The Kiwis played matches club and county sides.
The 1980 Kiwis were coached by Ces Mountford and were captained by Mark Graham .
Dane O'Hara , who would join Hull F.C. following the tour was the leading try scorer with 6. Scrum half Gordon Smith (who would join Hull Kingston Rovers in 1982) was the tours leading point scorer with 33 from 1 try and 15 goals.
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Date
Result
Venue
Attendance
1 28 September
New Zealand def. Blackpool Borough 23–5Borough Park , Blackpool 1,312
2 5 October
New Zealand def. Hull F.C. 33–10Boothferry Park , Kingston upon Hull 15,945
3 8 October
Cumbria def. New Zealand 9–3Recreation Ground , Whitehaven 4,070
4 12 October
St Helens def. New Zealand 11–6Knowsley Road , St Helens 6,000
5 14 October
Bradford Northern def. New Zealand 15–10Odsal Stadium , Bradford 4,553
6 18 October
Great Britain drew with New Zealand 14–14Central Park , Wigan 7,031
7 22 October
New Zealand def. Hull Kingston Rovers 20–12Craven Park , Kingston upon Hull 9,516
8 26 October
New Zealand def. Leeds 25–5Headingley , Leeds 5,662
9 29 October
Warrington def. New Zealand 13–6Wilderspool Stadium , Warrington 5,680
10 2 November
New Zealand def. Great Britain 12–8Odsal Stadium , Bradford 10,946
11 5 November
New Zealand def. Great Britain U/24 18–14Craven Cottage , London 2,397
12 9 November
Widnes def. New Zealand 13–7Naughton Park , Widnes 6,416
13 11 November
New Zealand def. Leigh 22–5Hilton Park , Leigh 3,166
14 15 November
Great Britain def. New Zealand 10–2Elland Road , Leeds 8,210
Statistics [ edit ]
The following are the top points scorers in all competitions in the 1980–81 season.
Most tries
Most goals (including drop goals)
Sources [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1980–81_Rugby_Football_League_season&oldid=1201470316 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 9 8 0 i n E n g l i s h r u g b y l e a g u e ● 1 9 8 1 i n E n g l i s h r u g b y l e a g u e ● R u g b y F o o t b a l l L e a g u e s e a s o n s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n w i t h e m p t y W i k i d a t a d e s c r i p t i o n
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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